Leon Theremin’s Musical Instrument Can Be Played Without Being Touched

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

Today is, thanks to a long-ago calendar change, one of two birthdays in 1896 of Leon Theremin. He invented a very unusual musical instrument that you play without touching it. Plus: a UK woman pranked her husband by pretending she'd won the lottery, only three weeks later, she really did. Leon Theremin’s two birthdays: his official biographer speaks (Moog Foundation) Theremin (Quartz) Woman wins £1m weeks after fake lottery win prank (BBC) Join us on Patreon and together we'll make some beautiful music

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